سَفًى
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Highlights
Present tense
يَسْفَى
Verbal noun
سَفًى
Active participle
أَسْفَى
سَفِيَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to be or become light (in weight; of a thing)
- to be or become thin or emaciated (of a person or animal)
- to run fast (of an animal)
Word origin
Denominal verb from سَفًا (safan).
Words from the root س-ف-و
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb.
سَفِيَ
· present يَسْفَى
Form I · The plain action
to be or become light (in weight; of a thing); to be or become thin or emaciated (of a person or animal); to run fast (of an animal)
أَسْفَى
سَفًا
scantiness
سَفِيَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | سَفِيتُ | أَسْفَى | أَسْفَى | أَسْفَ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | سَفِيتَ | تَسْفَى | تَسْفَى | تَسْفَ | اِسْفَ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | سَفِيتِ | تَسْفَيْنَ | تَسْفَيْ | تَسْفَيْ | اِسْفَيْ |
| هُوَ he | سَفِيَ | يَسْفَى | يَسْفَى | يَسْفَ | — |
| هِيَ she | سَفِيَتْ | تَسْفَى | تَسْفَى | تَسْفَ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | سَفِيتُمَا | تَسْفَيَانِ | تَسْفَيَا | تَسْفَيَا | اِسْفَيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | سَفِيَا | يَسْفَيَانِ | يَسْفَيَا | يَسْفَيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | سَفِيَتَا | تَسْفَيَانِ | تَسْفَيَا | تَسْفَيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | سَفِينَا | نَسْفَى | نَسْفَى | نَسْفَ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | سَفِيتُمْ | تَسْفَوْنَ | تَسْفَوْا | تَسْفَوْا | اِسْفَوْا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | سَفِيتُنَّ | تَسْفَيْنَ | تَسْفَيْنَ | تَسْفَيْنَ | اِسْفَيْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | سَفُوا | يَسْفَوْنَ | يَسْفَوْا | يَسْفَوْا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | سَفِينَ | يَسْفَيْنَ | يَسْفَيْنَ | يَسْفَيْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | سَفًى |
|---|---|
| Active participle | أَسْفَى |
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